ZIP 45332 vs ZIP 45346

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45332 (Hollansburg, OH) and ZIP 45346 (New Madison, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45332 has a population of 612 at 19 people per square mile, while ZIP 45346 has 2,293 at 21 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 45332 reports a median household income of $77,250 against $77,083 in ZIP 45346, with per-capita income of $47,772 vs $31,643. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.8% in 45332 and 16.5% in 45346. Poverty rate reads 10.3% vs 12.8%, and unemployment 1.7% vs 1.3% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $114,000 in 45332 versus $161,300 in 45346, with median rent of — and $790 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.1% vs 78.8%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.